8 facts about Hermes you had no idea of

NAME

The brand’s name derives from the Greek god Hermes, god of merchants, travellers.

THE HOUSE

The brand started from producing harness and saddles. It exists for 177 years.

COFFEEHOUSE

An interesting thing is that the Paris shop on rue de Sèvres also has its indoor coffeehouse and bookshop ;).

ON-LINE SHOP

Hermes is one of the first luxurious brands which started an online trade.

KELLY AND BIRKIN

The famous bags – Kelly and Birkin, were named in honor of Grace Kelly and Jane Birkin.

ORANGE BOXES

The famous orange boxes were initially crème with golden edges. They were supposed to imitate the pigskin. Then they changed their colour into mustard with brown edges. First orange boxes appeared after the second world war as a result of lacking the former materials. Now, we have approximately 188 sizes of those orange boxes ;).

NECKERCHIEFS

The length of thread needed to make 1000 Hermes neckerchiefs is equal to the distance between the Earth and the Moon (impressive, right?)

PHILANTHROPY

The brand is engaged in preservation of environment, it also supports art and education.